State websites: botability rankings

Project ScanGov botability rankings for U.S. state government websites, with the most common failures.

  • Sites: 51
  • Last scan: 10/9/2026

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Average botability score of 43 fully scanned state sites

43 of 51

State sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 8, so they're listed without grades

28%

Fully scanned state sites earning an A for botability (12 sites)

35%

Fully scanned state sites earning a D or F for botability (15 sites)

How U.S. state botability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 43 fully scanned U.S. state sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • Average
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Score rangeSites
0 to 90
10 to 190
20 to 290
30 to 390
40 to 490
50 to 591
60 to 6914
70 to 794
80 to 8912
90 to 10012

Botability grade by state

Each state is colored by its main site's botability grade. Select a state for its report.

maryland.gov / Grade: B / Score: 81% nh.gov / Not fully scanned (995) georgia.gov / Grade: B / Score: 81% ri.gov / Grade: D / Score: 63% sc.gov / Grade: B / Score: 80% iowa.gov / Grade: A / Score: 90% kentucky.gov / Grade: A / Score: 100% oregon.gov / Grade: D / Score: 63% portal.arkansas.gov / Grade: B / Score: 81% sd.gov / Grade: B / Score: 81% nc.gov / Grade: A / Score: 90% texas.gov / Grade: A / Score: 90% nm.gov / Grade: D / Score: 63% hawaii.gov / Grade: A / Score: 90% kansas.gov / Grade: A / Score: 90% dc.gov / Grade: D / Score: 63% ny.gov / Grade: A / Score: 90% utah.gov / Grade: A / Score: 90% nj.gov / Grade: D / Score: 63% nd.gov / Grade: B / Score: 81% hbex.coveredca.com / Grade: B / Score: 88% dnrec.delaware.gov / Grade: A / Score: 90% in.gov / Grade: C / Score: 72% myflorida.gov / Grade: D / Score: 66% wyo.gov / Grade: D / Score: 66% oklahoma.gov / Grade: C / Score: 72% idaho.gov / Grade: B / Score: 81% ct.gov / Grade: A / Score: 90% alabama.gov / Grade: D / Score: 66% vermont.gov / Grade: B / Score: 81% louisiana.gov / Grade: D / Score: 66% tn.gov / Grade: C / Score: 71% pa.gov / Grade: A / Score: 90% virginia.gov / Grade: F / Score: 54% mo.gov / Grade: B / Score: 81% wv.gov / Grade: C / Score: 72% mt.gov / Grade: B / Score: 88% illinois.gov / Grade: D / Score: 63% mississippi.gov / Grade: D / Score: 63% maine.gov / Grade: D / Score: 63% alaska.gov / Grade: D / Score: 63% mn.gov / Grade: D / Score: 63% wisconsin.gov / Grade: A / Score: 90% nebraska.gov / Grade: B / Score: 81% nv.gov / Not fully scanned (998) wa.gov / Not fully scanned (998) ohio.gov / Not fully scanned (404) michigan.gov / Not fully scanned (403) mass.gov / Not fully scanned (403) az.gov / Not fully scanned (996) colorado.gov / Not fully scanned (403)

Legend: 　 A 　 B-C 　 D-F 　 Not fully scanned / no data

U.S. state sites by botability grade

Share of the 43 fully scanned U.S. state sites in each grade band

  1. All U.S. state sites
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
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GroupA (90 to 100)B to C (70 to 89)D to F (below 70)
All U.S. state sites28% (12)37% (16)35% (15)

Most common botability failures among U.S. state sites

Share of the 43 fully scanned U.S. state sites failing each check. A site can fail more than one check. Each check links to its standard and how to fix it.

  1. GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type98%
  2. Sitemap in robots.txt44%
  3. Sitemap status37%
  4. Sitemap XML37%
  5. Link text16%
View the data table
CheckShare failingSites failing
GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type98%42
Sitemap in robots.txt44%19
Sitemap status37%16
Sitemap XML37%16
Link text16%7

What each check means

  • GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type. Homepage is marked up as an official government organization. Systems cannot verify you are an official government site.
  • Sitemap in robots.txt. The robots.txt file links to the sitemap. Search engines take longer to find your pages.
  • Sitemap status. The sitemap file loads and returns a successful response. Search engines cannot find all your pages.
  • Sitemap XML. The sitemap file uses the required XML format. Search engines cannot read your sitemap.
  • Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. Users cannot tell where links go.

All state sites by botability score

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 kentucky.gov
State of Kentucky 		8 of 8 checks pass A
2 iowa.gov
State of Iowa 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 nc.gov
State of North Carolina 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 texas.gov
State of Texas 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 hawaii.gov
State of Hawaii 		9 of 10 checks pass A
2 kansas.gov
State of Kansas 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 ny.gov
State of New York 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 utah.gov
State of Utah 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 ca.gov
State of California 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 ct.gov
State of Connecticut 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 pa.gov
State of Pennsylvania 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 wisconsin.gov
State of Wisconsin 		10 of 11 checks pass A
3 mt.gov
State of Montana 		8 of 9 checks pass B
4 maryland.gov
State of Maryland 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 georgia.gov
State of Georgia 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 sd.gov
State of South Dakota 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 nd.gov
State of North Dakota 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 idaho.gov
State of Idaho 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 vermont.gov
State of Vermont 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 mo.gov
State of Missouri 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 de.gov
State of Delaware 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 arkansas.gov
State of Arkansas 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 nebraska.gov
State of Nebraska 		9 of 11 checks pass B
5 sc.gov
State of South Carolina 		8 of 10 checks pass B
6 in.gov
State of Indiana 		8 of 11 checks pass C
6 oklahoma.gov
State of Oklahoma 		8 of 11 checks pass C
6 wv.gov
State of West Virginia 		8 of 11 checks pass C
7 tn.gov
State of Tennessee 		5 of 7 checks pass C
8 myflorida.gov
State of Florida 		6 of 9 checks pass D
8 wyo.gov
State of Wyoming 		6 of 9 checks pass D
8 alabama.gov
State of Alabama 		6 of 9 checks pass D
8 louisiana.gov
State of Louisiana 		6 of 9 checks pass D
9 ri.gov
State of Rhode Island 		7 of 11 checks pass D
9 oregon.gov
State of Oregon 		7 of 11 checks pass D
9 nm.gov
State of New Mexico 		7 of 11 checks pass D
9 dc.gov
District of Columbia 		7 of 11 checks pass D
9 nj.gov
State of New Jersey 		7 of 11 checks pass D
9 illinois.gov
State of Illinois 		7 of 11 checks pass D
9 mississippi.gov
State of Mississippi 		7 of 11 checks pass D
9 maine.gov
State of Maine 		7 of 11 checks pass D
9 alaska.gov
State of Alaska 		7 of 11 checks pass D
9 mn.gov
State of Minnesota 		7 of 11 checks pass D
10 virginia.gov
State of Virginia 		6 of 11 checks pass F

About this data

ScanGov scans the homepage of the main website of each U.S. state government and the District of Columbia. Scores come from the checks listed on standards.scangov.org. Sites were scanned between 7/27/2026 and 10/2/2026; each site's report shows its own scan date. A site counts as fully scanned when its homepage returned successfully and sent the scanner its page content. Averages, grade shares, failure rates, and ranks use fully scanned sites only. We weren't able to fully scan 8 sites because they did not respond, blocked the scanner, or returned no page content. They appear in the table without grades, each with its scan status, and are left out of every figure. Grades follow the ScanGov grade scale, and rank follows the ScanGov ranking method. The full dataset, including every county's raw results, is published in the ScanGov data repository.